:: DONALD $ :: DONALDSON, JR. j Being a True Record and Explanation I ' ' of the Seven Mysteries Aow Axso- ▼ I . dated With His Name In the X Public Mind, and of an { ) Eighth , H?itch Is the • Key of the Seven It By HOWARD FIELDING £ I ► Oujiyright, 1902, by Charles \V. HooVr © •e - J [Continued from last Week. 1 "It was stolen from my dressing room during the night," she replied. "I very carelessly left it there, although all my other Jewels of value wore put away in the safe, as usual. It was in a small burnt wood box, not a jewel casket. The box happened to be stand ing there empty, and I dropped tlia diamond collar into it, intending to take it out again immediately. Hut the lid of the box fell down, and that was why I forgot the collar. The box svas gone this morning." "May I ask who besides yourself knew that the collar was there?" ask ed Donald. "My maid may have known, though ehe declares that she didn't," replied Mrs. Kelvin. "I'm sure she didn't see me put it there, for she was in another room at the time, and, as I've told you, the lid of the box fell down immediate ly, so that she couldn't have seen it. A few minutes later my husband came in, and I gave him my other things to putin the safe. I never thought of the collar, nor did he." "Is the maid an honest girl?" asked Dorothy. "Has 6he been with you long?" "Nearly ten years," said Mrs. Kel vin, speaking with real human feel ing, "and unless the collar is actually found around her neck I shall never believe in her guilt. I have assured her that she is not undor suspicion. But that's not quite true, for a de tective who came out from the city in response to a telephone message from my husband wants to arrest the wom an right away." "Don't you let him do it," said Doro thy. Donald asked when the loss was dis covered and learned that it was short ly after the amiable Mr. Kelvin had returned from his interview with us by the gate. There was an interval of silence, during which I observed that Donald 57as suffering great mental distress. "May I ask,"he said at last, "wheth er your daughter knows that you have —have come to me? It seems an ab surd question"— "Not at all," said Mrs. Kelvin. "I understand you full}*. Amy knows that I have come over here. She was eager that I should do so." "I will go over to The Elms," said Donald, "and I will give you such help as I can; but if you rely upon any mys terious and miraculous powers of mine you will see clearly in this case that I do not possess them." CHAPTEU VIII. MYSTERY OP THE COLI.AIt OF DIAMONDS (CONTINUED). MRS. KELVIN was not Im pressed by this declaration. She rose with a groat rus tling of ribbons. "Won't yoq come, too, Mrs. Donald eon?" she t iid, "and you, Mr. Ilarriug ton? There is room in the carriage." Dorothy excused herself from partici pating in tl i adventure, and while she '• was doing I got a private word with Donald. "I'm afraid this is a bad business, my boy," said I. "Kelvin will triumph over you." "I shall be glad to give him the chance," replied Donald. "If anybody wants to prove that I'm not a psychic marvel, he can have my help every i ♦ime." I "Suppose Kelvin's got it himself.' 1 j whispered. "This may be a put up }J b." He had no time to respond to this suggestion in words, but I could see that he took a different view of tho matter. If he had any inner light upon the subject, he did not share it with Mrs. Kelvin and me during the drive to The Elms. He remained silent, ex cept when directly addressed, and all his replies were as brief as courtesy permitted them to be. When we reached The Elms, we were met by Amy, who had tho air of one that lias waited in great impa tience. It was impossible to be blind to the fact that she regarded this appeal to Donald as a grand and glorious vin dication of him and that she expected immediate and notable results. Don ald by this time had sunk to such a level of dejection that not even the 6ight of the fuir queen of his youthful fancy could move him In the least. In fact, he seemed to be so miserable that he could not look her in the face. Mrs. Kelvin viewed his state with alarm, for her hope was really fixed upon him. She had more than her share of that peculiarly feminine trust in the supernatural which makes wo men the easy prey of all dealers in mystery, and, besides, her confidence was re-enforced by the wifely habit of disagreeing radically with Mr. Kelvin. I could see clearly that she would be very angry with Donald If he failed. For my own part, I had not felt so foolish since the day when I was first led to expose before the eyes of my fellow citizens of Tunbridge my aged shanks attired in golf breeches and hose, and that's a sad day for an old man whom all the little boys and girls have been taught to respect. The mem ory of it flitted across my mind as I stood there on Kelvin's veranda. The lord of The Elms was visible within the house, where he sat near a long window in earnest conversation with my old friend Graves Iteedy. I was somewhat surprised at Kelvin's choice of a detect* e. It might suggest a pur pose to get two values for his money by "pumping" Iteedy in regard to the affair of the robbery at the factory and Donald's prediction of it. Kelvin and Reedy rose immediately and came toward the window. Just as they stepped out upon the veranda I heard Donald say to Amy in a plead ing, disconsolate tone, "Do you really wish me to do this?" "Of course I do! Of course I do!" the girl replied, with energy. By this time I had clasped the hand of Kelvin, whose manner was as cour teous and cordial as that of a dog who for fear of a whipping permits another dog to eat out of his dish. I had never before realized how complete was the domestic subjection in which my new neighbor dwelt. "Glad to see you, glad to see you," said he."This is an opportunity that we all ought to welcome. Seems to have been made by Frovidence ex pressly for the purpose. Now, if I've misjudged young Mr. Donaldson, you'll find me eager to square the account, aud of course there's noquarrel between you and me aud never has been. You understand that thoroughly, 1 trust, it gives me pleasure to welcome you to The Elms." "I am going to be very frank with you, Mr. Kelvin," I said. "You did Donald a great injustice this morning, and that will be true whether he fails or succeeds in this present matter. It was in the hope that you had recog nized this fact that we accepted Mrs. Kelvin's invitation." I was glad to have found some rea son to justify my own conduct to my self. As a matter of fact, I had been wondering all the way over how in the world we had happened to come. "I have recognized it," said Kelvin, turning rod. "Yes, sir; 1 have. We'll let it stand that way. Ah. Mr. Don aldson! Exceedingly obliged to you for your kind offer to assist us in this trouble. We expect groat things of you." "I can't do it, Mr. Kelvin," said Don ald in a tone of deep wretchedness. "I can't find the diamonds. I don't even know how togo to work to try. I'm as likely to find tho north pole sticking up through the floor of your veranda. But Mrs. Kelvin insisted upon my coming." "Mrs. Kelvin is a great insister. I'm i not at all surprised to soe you," said the old villain, with a grin. "Take ' your own time. Don't hurry." Upon this Mr. Reedy favored us with a brief review of his endeavors. "There's only one thing in it,"he said in conclusion. "Where did she put the di'monds? That's the point. Where did she put 'em?" "The maid?" asked Donald in a dreamy tone. Mr. Reedy nodded throe times. "I suppose she must have taken them, poor girl." said D maid, "if you say so." "The facts speak for themselves," said the detective. "They don't speak to me." said Don ald, with a weary smile. "I can't hear n whisper." lie sat down in a big chair and bur ied his face in his hands. At that mo ment Mrs. Kelvin, who had been speak ing with the butler in the hall, emertr ed from tho house with the usual tlut- ( tering sound. "S-s sh sh!" whispered Mr. Kelvin. "F/e's going into a trance." Donald sprang to his feet, his face ns red as a boot. I expected a warm protest from the young man.for the trord "trance" to him is as a Harvard Danner to a bull, but lie preserved his leif control marvelously "Would ydu mind if I walked about a bit?" said he. "It's no earthly use, ; you know. May I go into tho house?" He moved toward the door and thus came face to face with Martha Ilill, i the suspected maid, who was just com- j ing out. She was a worn, faded, pa- | tient woman of fifty, not without Intel- ; ligenee and meant perhaps for a bettor station, yet now a creature of lifelong ; servitude. Her mouth had a peculiar ; droop at the corners, so that she must j have looked sad at all times. She had i 6hed many tears that day.and her eyes were rod; her nose, too, poor woman, and altogether she was a picture of woe. Donald kept bis eyes upon her as she crossed the veranda toward her mis tress. When she had taken her place J behind the chair in which Mrs. Kelvin ; had sat down, she turned and looked at I Donald. It was clear that she know who lie was and why ho had come. "You wore quite right, Mrs. Kelvin,"' 6ald my boy. "Your maid is perfectly innocent." At these words Martha's feelings | overcame her. She wailed distressful ly and fell upon her knees, not because j she thought the act appropriate, but j because she could not help it. Donald turned hastily toward the j house and made three attempts to open the door. I describe his action as it | appeared. There was an ordinary screen door, very easy to open, but be ! tried three times and failed Then he | shook his head and walked across the | veranda to tho steps, returning imme* I diatcly to the door, by which he stood for some seconds, hesitating. "The diamonds are not in the house," ! said he at last. "That's easy," said Ueedy. "I've j been hunting for 'em since 11 o'clock." | "It may be that that's why I feel j that they're not there," returned Don- j aid, as if gratified to receive this ex- | planatlon. "You never can tell where j these foolish notions come from. Have I you searched outside the house?" " 'Outside the house' is a wide propo sition," rejoined Ueedy. "It includes 'most everywhere. Hut I've looked around a bit." Donald groaned. "I do hate this business so like the old Harry!" he said "Hut it's got to bo done. Would you mind if I walk around the house? I don't know what I'm doing it for, yet I can't sit still." Ho ran down the steps of tho veran da, and we all followed him, as he raised no objection. In an absurd, straggling procession we made tho cir cuit of tho groat old mansion. "Well," said Ueedy as we stood j again before the main entrance, "did ! vou see 'em anywhere?" Donald shivered in the heat of the j summer day. "I've been mighty close to them," he ( said. "Let me try that once more." This time he led us less than half way around, and we came to a halt > beside a pile of coal that had been j dumped that day before an entrance to the cellar. Kelvin is a thrifty man. j He buys coal not when he needs it, but when it is cheapest. The pile may ' have amounted to about three tons. ! Donald regarded it steadily for some seconds and then walked hesitatingly toward the cellarway. "You've been down there, Mr. Iteedy?" ho queried, and then suddenly and with decision he said. "The diamonds are there!" He pointed directly toward the heap of coal. "There?" echoed Kelvin. "In that coal? Why, the stuff wasn't brought here till this forenoon. How do you suppose tho diamonds could get into it?" Donald dashed the perspiration from his forehead with a gesture of de spair. "I don't know a blessed thing about it, Mr. Kelvin," said he, "except that they're there." Kelvin seemed somewhat taken aback. He regarded it as perfectly obvious that the diamonds could not be hidden in tho coal, which had not boon 1 delivered until after the arrival of Do- ! tective lt<( ly. Why had Donald com- ■ mittod himself to such a clear absurd j ity? It looked like a trick, and Kelvin glanced quickly at Ueedy as if to read advice in his eyes. The detective ele- | vatod his eyebrows and iiis shoulders simultaneously and spread out his hands with the palms forward. It was equivalent to saying "I pass" in a game of cards. The iron lips of our amiable host came together firmly and he settled himself upon his broad, flat feet in tlie manner of an orator who has reached the great, convincing argument of his discourse. "Now. I call this a clear cut issue,' said bo. "We've got this thing local ized, so to speak. Either those dia monds are hero or they are not!" And his head came forward as he ut tered the last word with a decisive snap that would have endangered his neck if it hadn't been so thick. lie was a man of ready executive ability, and the way he went to work to insure a proper inspection of that heap of coal commanded my admiration. It was re moved a basketful at a time, and Kel vin saw every lump of it. Four sturdy groans were selected for the task, and they were subjected to a scrutiny thai would have sutiiced for a count of cash in the United States treasury, yet they were driven at good speed, so that the coal vanished rap idly into the cellar. Kelvin was too thrifty to put it anywhere except in the bin. It was a warm day, and the flying coal dust stuck like glue. Kelvin, whose head was in every basket, grew blacker as the moments sped away. Ferspiration rolled down from under his hat and striped his broad face gro tesquely and in ever changing patterns. Occasionally, as if dissatisfied with his war paint, he would obliterate the de sign with a wild sweep of his hand kerchief, end a new and fiercer decora tion would take its place. I could have spent a most enjoyable hour but for my anxiety on my boy's account. As the work progressed gloom settled darker upon Donald's face than coal dust upon Kelvin's. From time to time our host would glare at Don ald like some black cannibal of the south seas, and my boy would respond with a glance of mournful resignation. At length there remained but very little coal scattered upon the ground. One of the grooms carefully swept it into a heap. Kelvin, who had been scrutinizing it, bending forward with his grimy hands upon the knees of bis gray flannel trousers, slowly straight ened up. "Well," said he in a voice thick with coal dust, "what do you say now?" lie favored Donald with a grin that had a peculiar, striped appearance. Donald's hat was on the ground, and he had rumpled his hair into a strange ly tangled mass. lie was biting bis lips nervously. "It occurs to me, sir," said he, "that a diamond is pure carbon crystallized and that coal is chemically the same substance in a slightly different form. It is possible that I may have been de ceived by this coincidence, so"— Kelvin uttered a low, hoarse roar, and I think he would have followed it with some remark that might have in terrupted the social harmony between our households, but at this moment De tective Graves Ueedy touched him on the arm. "It's all right," said he. "Don't move; don't say a word; just wait." He turned and ran toward the house with surprising agility. lie cleared the stops leading to a side entrance with a single bound and vanished from our sight. We remained silent, huddling together like startled children and staring toward the house. It must have been less than a minute, yet it seemed much longer to us as we stood there bewildered. Then there came a snarp ana loud sound whicu drew our eyes toward a window in the peak of a gable. Donald turned sud denly and leaned heavily upon my shoulder, and 1 heard him groan. Hut before I could frame a question there came the voice of Iteedy from the ga ble window. "I've got him!" he cried, thrusting out his head. "Nobody hurt! He miss ed me!" "That's Cobb's room," said Kelvin in a most peculiar voice. Really the old follow was nearly strangled by his amazement, as he aft erward confessed. He bad compre hended the situation much more quick ly than I had been able to do, and he knew that Ueedy had arrested Cobb, the butler, upon evidence which the detective believed to bo absolutely con clusive. Indeed the pistol shot might be regarded as settling all question about the servant's guilt. We all began to talk at once, and no one had heard any remarks except his own when Iteedy appeared at the door leading his prisoner, handcuffed. Cobb was a tall, dark man of a very peculiar build, having the longest body for his j height that ever I saw on a human be- , ing. Not only were his logs short, but ' his shoulders wore abnormally high, so ' that, viewed from behind, with a rca- j sonably long coat on, he seemed to be sunk In tho ground up to his knees. I had marked him by the main en trance when we arrived and later up on tho outskirts of the group around the coal heap, later still upon tho threshold of the door through which Ueedy had pursued him. "I've had my eye on this feller," said the detective. "I soon him getting more and more worried as that coal got thinner on the ground, and finally I seen him make a break; then I knew where we stood. I found him in his /J JJ "The diamonds arc there!" room grabbing a few of bis things, and among 'em was his gun, but I'm too old a bird to be caught that way; close c;i 11, though." lie t'liiched his forehead, where the skin upon one side bad been slightly blackened by the flame of the pistol. "Did you get the diamonds?" ox claimed Mrs. Kelvin, with a woman's Instinctive appreciation of the really Important issue. Ueedy had a hand upon his prison »r's arm. "They're here, eh?" he asked. Cobb nodded. He was not looking at Iteedy, but at Donald, and there was a strange mixture of superstitious terror and of hatred In his expression. "Buried 'em last night, I suppose; didn't dare to skip: too shrewd to hide 'em in the house when all outdoors was open toy u Is that the idea?" "Yes," said Cobb sullenly. Ueedy drew the man toward the round black mark upon the ground where the coal had lain. "Got one of your people to dig here," Bald he, tapping with his foot. My own eyes could distinguish no sign that anything had been buried, so carefully had Cobb done his work, but Reedy had had experience in such mat ters. In two minutes the burnt wood box had been exhumed, and the light of day flashed upon the collar of dia monds. "Now, Mr. Kelvin," said the lady of The Elms, "I think we are all vindi cated except"— "Except me," said Kelvin. "Well, I'm ready to make all kinds of apolo gies. This thing is beyond me. I say, you," he cried, turning to Cobb in order to change the subject. "Was anyb idy in with you on this? Tell the truth, and we'll make it light for you." "I was in it alone," said the mail in that weary voice of the detected crimi nal—the voice that succeeds the high keyed excitement which prevails while there is hope or doubt. "You remem ber that I saw you put the things into the safe. I noticed the collar wasn't there, and so I went and got it later, just before sunrise. I knew it would be oil the dressing table or the floor. It was easy enough. I was a fool to take the box, but I thought it would be handy to bury the things in. If 1 hadn't done that, you might not have missed the diamonds for two or three days. Hut I suppose Mrs. Kelvin was reminded of them by seeing that the box was gone. Why didn't I think of that? We're all fools!" He shrugged his high shoulders. "I won't ask you to let up on tne," he continued. " 'Tain't any use. Take me away." The last words were addressed to Reedy. "Take him into the house," said Kel vin. "Keep an eye on him, of course. I'll be with you later. And now," he added, turning toward Donald, "I want to say to you"— "Don't, Mr. Kelvin," said my boy. with tears in his eyes;" please, don't. This is more painful to me than it can possibly be to you. I want togo home and lie down—and die." CHAPTER IX. MYSTERY OF TIIE rRINCETON PROFESSOR. MRS. KELVIN insisted upon ordering the carriage to take us home, though it was not far enough to warrant the trouble. She overwhelmed Donald with expressions of gratitude and as surances of her great and triumphant faith in his powers. The poor boy was dazed as if by some sudden and weighty sorrow. lie repeated, "Thank you; thank you, Mrs. Kelvin," in the manner of one who receives condolences that are power less to draw his mind away from his bereavement. While we were riding home he was unable to restrain his tears, and, being at the age when one is most ashamed of them, he knuckled his eyes diligently. The deacon and Dorothy were on the veranda as we drove up, and Carl Archer came out of the house a mo ment later. "Uncle will tell you," said Donald, evading questions and questioners with a nervous haste. "I've got to dress for dinner." He was half way up the stairs, as I judged by his speed, before any one could utter a word to restrain him. Thus deserted by the hero of the oc casion, I told my story as briefly and clearly as I could. Carl occasionally interrupted me with a question, but Dorothy and the deacon said nothing. Obviously they viewed the story in a different light. Before I had finished Donald thrust his head between the wings of the screen door. "Mother," he called, "can I have my dinner served in my room? I don't feel very well." The tone in which the last words were uttered was intended to be con vincing, but it made us all laugh. "Come out here, you big stupid," said Dorothy. "We won't talk about it." He advanced with hesitation and embarrassment Presently we sat down to dinner, which was served out of doors in the red rays of the sunset, and throughout the meal Dorothy made good her pledge, checking every reference to the adventure of the day. Late in the evening I had a word or two with Donaldson upon the subject. "Dorothy and I have tried to talk this matter over two or three times," said ! he, "but it results In mutual recrimina tions, so we have ta- itly agreed not to mention it again." "Recriminations?" I echoed. "She says Don inherits this from me," he replied, with a smile, "and 1 say that ho inherits it from her. That's as far as the discussion ever goes. I don't know what she has said to Don. 1 I haven't said anything. He'll stop of his own accord." I knew from old experience that any attempt to draw him out upon this sub ject would be futile. Three minutes was the limit of time that his mind could be held upon It. So we passed to other matters, and I said that I was glad to have heard him sing with Doro- , tliy that evening, of late years he had j sung so little. "My voice is getting old and worn out," he said. "I am past my singing days." I assured him with sincerity that j their two voices had never sounded | tfweeter than on that very evening. "Dorothy's is as fresh as a girl's," lie replied. "To my ear, certainly, it hasn't j changed at all." "It seems to mc that it has improved •n the last two rears," said I. "She has used It more," said he. "A ilngiug voice needs exercise, and after mine grew rusty Dorothy neglected her own until Archer came. She likes to •ing with some one else. I wouldn't call Archer a great tenor," he added, with a smile, "but his voice has the ring of youth in it." "Donaldson," said I somewhat impa tiently, "that gray hair of yours has made a crank of you." He walked up to a mirror and con templated his image. "I look like a big old weather beaten gatepost in a snowstorm," said he. Dorothy came in just then and in sisted that we must go out to see the beauty of the night. Slie was in high spirits and throbbing with life. The moon then rising, she declared, was the most glorious that had ever risen, and we must look at it from tlie high gate, as we call that entrance to tlie grounds which is on the brow of the hill. Donaldson leaned back against the mantelpiece, with his elbows upon it, and surveyed his pretty wife, who stood there eager and impatient as a child. "This reminds me"— he began, but Dorothy broke in upon him. "Now, deacon, don't!" slie eried. "Don't be reminded of anything. Isn't this night good enough? Come out ami see the moon." So we all went up to the high gate together. On the following morning I met Kel vin, and we exchanged growls, notli ing more. The affair of the diamond collar seeuietl not to have improved his disposition nor to have altered liis at titude toward me. Kelvin was begin ning to he somewhat of a pn:::de. There was and had been from the lirst | a queer look in his eye that lacked an | explanation. I could not account for it by anything that I knew. Indeed. ; it seemed to have its basis in .some 1 thing that he knew and I didn't. A I sly and waiting look it was. a glimpse • of treason, stratagem and spoils, but i what it boded I was unable to guess. | For some days following the affair of ' the diamonds I met him frequently | upon the streets of Tunl.ndge and al ways passed on wondering what might | lie in his mind. lie and Mrs. Kelvin were plainly not j in accord. The woman had taken a j sudden and sincere liking ;'or Donald, i She tried to < ;al,li. li herself \r ri I terms of friendly intimacy with I>or j othy, and slie praised l>on:ild wills so \ true a voice that hi? mother was quite won over, so that I began to hear much good of Mrs. Kelvin. "She has wished for a son." said Dorothy. "Tliorgh slie seems so su perficial, she is a good mother at heart. She loves her daughter, and she would I have been very proud of a boy like Donald." It occurred to me to wonder whether I she would have been proud of a boy I like Kelvin, which certainly needed to I be considered as among the possibili j ties. However, there could be no doubt I of her honest admiration of Donald. She talked to me about him upon one j occasion at considerable length and i seemed really anxious when I said that I the boy was not quite himself this s\;:ii i mer. "The incidents which have brought out this peculiar power of his have ' worried him." said I"It is the rule | with those who are so endowed." "You don't think there can be any thing else?" she said, without meeting my eye. "What else can there be," I asked, "unless he's in love?" "Well, I didn't mean that either," she responded. "This power of his may—may result in his having matters on his mind; but, of course. I know nothing about it." We had been sitting in a nook of the veranda, waiting, while a servant took word to Dorothy that Mrs. Kelvin was there. As she spoke the last sentence which I have quoted, she arose some what hastily and made a great busi ness of waving her hand to Dorothy, who was coming across the lawn from the tennis court with Carl. In Mrs. Kelvin s vague hints I per- 1 ceived another mystery, added to those which we already had. or perhaps: tlicy might be taken to be the germ of : the explanation of a mystery. Perhaps ! she fancied that Donald knew these- ' cret of her husband's designs, of which j she herself might not be so fully in- ; formed as slie would have wished. 1 j was blind and silly enough to think that that was what she meant. It has seemed to me that these inci- . dents should he recorded here. Having j get them d> wn, I will proceed with the , matter of the Princeton professor. College profess rs are line people, as a rule. The old ones are ripe and strong. They are saturated with the seething, full hearted life of an Amer ican university. They sometimes seem to be submerged in it and to have lost their individuality, but draw the wrin kled fellows out for a moment, like pears from flagons of good wine, and you shall find the fruit still sound at heart and full of a rich savor which it lias gained in tempering the vintage. The young men are sturdy and earnest, and for every one of the whole lot. young and old together, who has stag nated and is behind the times there are ninety-nine who are well in advance. I include this hasty tribute in order to show that Professor George F Sev ern had everything in his favor with flie, and yet he did not please me. There was something assertive in his manner, and he spoke of his ho >k upon telepathy as if he thoiiglit I would not flare confess that I had not read it.l found the courage, however, to make that admission. It appeared that Professor Severn held the Watkins chair in psychology In the New Jersey university and that he had heard of Donald's remarkable performances and had come to Tun bridge to make an investigation lie was a lean, tall man of forty, with deep set, searching eyes, lie was smooth shaven, and his under lip pro jected beyond the tipper. When lie talked, this peculiarity became more noticeable; his words seemed to strike against the protruding lip and to glance jp into the air. 1 told him that he would find Donald a very hard subject to deal with; that I doubted whether he would be able to learn anything of importance in the time at his disposal, considering that 1 had failed to Co so with a much larger opportunity. lie was at liberty, how ever, to make the experiment, and meanwhile I should esteem It an honor If he would he my guest. He accepted iny proposal with that sort of hesita tion which proves such an offer has been counted upon in advance. Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson did not view the professor's visit with favor when 1 told them the object of it; but, to my great surprise, Donald took the inflic tion very lightly. "I'll tell you all I know about it, Pro fessor Severn," said he."lt isn't much, and I wish it were less." Upon this the professor proceeded to put Donald through a rigid cross ex amination in regard to the matter of the expected robber. lie seemed to have a good knowledge of the af fair, and his questions showed a shrewd intelligence. Yet they devel oped little that was new—so little, in fact, that I am able to omit the scene Without loss. Donald spoke with pcr : feet freedom, exhibited 110 impatience end showed absolutely no bias. He made one excellent point, as it seemed to me, by way of illustration. "If you were go?!;: to meet a Mr. Jones whom yon hi; 1 never seen," said he, "wouldn't you have a feeling as to how he would look?" "I might," the professor admitted, whereupon Donald said that he would almost certainly have such a feeling. "But mine are as often wrong as tight." «a!d the professor. "Mine aren't." rejoined Donald, "and I think, sir, that you.s wouldn't be if you were always able to separate your feelings from your opinions. Your opinion is founded upon what you know, and in such a case you do not know enough to be of any use. but your feeling is based upon something which is entirely sufficient whenever 3 ou cau really get down to it." I was deeply interested in this state ment of Donald's, and it appeared to impress the other hearers also, for Carl referred to it on the following day. Severn and Donald were in the office with me when Carl and Jiui Bunn came into speak upon a matter of business. After that was settled there was some discussion of psychic mat ters. It was a subject in which poor old Dunn was deeply interested, and he lingered to listen. "You were speaking of those feeling of yours, Don." said Archer "! > they ever come to you ab it <•<>• , i ! things—the weather, for instance r "I have known what the v th i i would be," replied Donald. ' ! t not ' often." "Couldn't tell us what it will he to morrow, eh?" j "No more than you can." repiied the boy. "But if the safety or h. ipine-s i of some one I care about dep- nde I up : on tomorrow's weather 1 think I iioul I j know." i "So this familiar spirit of y< i:s is ian unselfish creature," said Carl "It j tells you what 's going to l,.ip; :i to | other people, not to yourself." "More often so," replied Donald, un i rnflled by Carl's banter for the fir t time in my observation. "For Instance, | I have no idea what I shall do this 1 afternoon, but I know what Prof. s. ir Severn will do." "1 hat's all settled, I believe." sail ! the professor. "I am going upon a drive with Mr. Harrington, who has been so kind as to invite me." "You speak in general terms, sir," said Donald. "I think I can supply something more specific." He took a card from my desk and wrote rapidly upon it. Then lie put it into an envelope, -which L. s< .le < I "Suppose we let Mr. i. : i., I. .Id tli s , until you return from tii • drive." said he, and :.s no one raised an objection ! Bunn took the envelope. "This looks like a put up job. L'nele John," said Archer. "I'm afraid that you and Donald have arranged the route of this drive." I treated this jest with the scorn which it deserved, but I am sorry to say that our guest seemed to regard it seriously The look which lie flashed upon me was plainly one of suspicion. However, the laws of hospitality pie vented me from giving him a piece of my mind. About half past 12 we went up to the horse for luncheon, and an hour lati ;• 1 returned to the office, having an appointment there. It was a matter which could be concluded in a few minutes, and my Intention was to be home again l\v a quarter past 2, when the carriage would be ready for Pro fessor Severn and myself. About that time, however, the professor came has tily into the office, carrying his travel ing bag. "I have had a telegram which calls me away." said lie. "I must cateb the 2:30 train. 1 can make connections f> r Newark and proceed from there to Princeton." I expressed the hope that it was not bad news which recalled him so hastily, and he replied that it had to do with a business matter requiring immediate ; attention. His manner indicated that he felt considerable anxiety I accom panied him to the train, and. while returning. 1 met Donald in the path I across ihe field. He seemed to lie in ; had spirits. "The professor has gone." said 1. tak ing him by the arm. "I suppose you knew that he was going. Is it on the card ?" j "Jim Bunn will show it to you. Un | cle." said 1 e gloomily. As soon as we reached the office 1 cent for Bunn and demanded the en velope. lie gave it to me, and 1 op :ed and read aloud what was written on the card, as follows: "Professor vern will reerlve a m ?s --eafte tfcut ui'f oi;!l Mm a\v:iy He will taUt tin Xt:.. n Iso t.i * York "Now, that's marvelous, marvelous, isn't It?" said Bunn. And he repeated the word to himself in a silent fashion wh'.t h is characteristic of him. Like many other m rvous people. Bunn talks to himself, but not am i Ilis lips move, thoimli no Round \ ceeds out of i .em 1 have ■ ■ n 1 a hold this silent discourse w. h hfn.j- If for ten minutes at a stretch. "To New York?" siitl I, addressing Donald. "You're mis : ken there. He's going I kto I'rii on." Donald drummed on the wooden arms of the chair in which he was sit ting and looked dreamily out of a win dow. "Did he tell you that he was going to Princeton?" asked liuunof me "The more haste the less error with me, Mr. Bunn," said I onald. "I wish there wan some way of find ing out," muttered Bunn. Donald laughingly suggested that if Bunt) felt so much interest in the mat ter he might telegraph. "To whom?" I asked. "To Professor Severn," said Donald. "If he goes direct, he ought to be there by 0 o'clock." Although this Kf uestion seemed not to be made ser: . ... I was sufficiently Interested in the subject to net upon it. Accordingly I wrote this message: Professor Georgo F. Severn, Princeton, N. J.: To verify what was written on the card, please wire me the hour of your arrival in l'rlnceton. John Harrinoton. (To be continued.) Constipation Docs your head ache ? Pain back of your eyes ? Bad taste in your mouth" your liver ! Ayers Pills arc liver pills. They cure consti - pation, headache, dyspepsia. 2r-c. Ail druggists. Want j browu or rich lilfk? 'l'hen ii c BUCKINGHAM'S DYE&&V j I ■ Always Sign Your None. 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New bond n Maaty Co N.C "Hr gave me medi c;' time In the J " 1 * ! w ' r than I h'i'j rrer hres. M> • 'n.iH BHr : oil'!] <1 arid mv neck awrtllen al ' ! •" ni . v '"r . t wa» , r« and I could not ctir it M- hnliand went for the doctor n -ouragemcnt He helped i rut rr lit!!'. .It 1, ' I not In- !«.»£ He attended «" f ' : r tv .-l;. t nth': when J heard of a Idy whoa, condition wa» like mine. who «h t.iici nr your rn.i.Mn 1 w KtUjw well. I *e an 11.. gaa taking it Iti'Hj. I t '' v\ i U?i* n I began taking the medicine I cmiM »it up only ; I tew minntea t r , time I eotil.l re«t or sleep ; only Iltth while at a time. My throat was so . lore at t: rues 112 could not even swallow sweet • mi', k aad my tonih wire fnll of tittle cat ins I »or. My left -.ras swollen out • 112 shape and I c ild har.lly Ret mv breath The doctor said Iv Hid n. ' uet welf hut three bottle, of Dr. Iter - * •ii M( li. at I>i«- rerv, three l»otl.■ ,> • I p. l]f t hrt ■ Ixjttlesoftir. titjte'i i J- a birrh Remedy ana the use of salt water did the work and ur d nie " Dr. Pierce s Pleasant Pellets cure con stipation oil 1 its consequences. PHILADELPHIA and KEt DING KAII.WAY IN KKKKtT NoVKMISKN l«th. TliAIXs I.KAVK I»AX\ 11.1. F. ' 1 « l'liila.icl|iliia 11 Zt a. tn. Kor N. a York ll:- >a. ni. I <>r ' it aw i- - i 11.-J, )i. m, and C.sla ( ». tn. Korllimiindiurgliaia. in. For >1 ilr •. ri s:i ; a. in., utid 1:0** p.m. For Will initio | •» t H: .a. in., and 400 p. m. t'! rains *.-r Halti -mt , W'a^h:• -ton, the Soiitli and West vl I!. A (». It. U. U nve Keadinr i• • r111i11: . I'll .. Ml 7:'.', l|:»i , TtE p. ni Snniimys*:2oa. na , T:.V., I irja. T 'Xi p. t \ddit ton ii trains from 2ttli and ri smut street >tatl(»n.wr«'kdays 1:-V>, | m.. sua i.i.v i ... p. m. TKAIXS FUR I*AXVIIXK l.e ive I'hiiadelphia a. in Leave Williainsport tO:t«»a. T.i„ p. n». i.t-11%'e Milton It:t**)i. in., p. m. Leave Bloomsiiur, T.tOii. in . J) p. ni. la-uvc t'ataw i--a T:H a. n»., :>::»> p. in. , ' Daily ' s !ay>. *H" VVeekdasm ! "IT" Katurday •• via Htthway, •'»>' Mad i.f). " •<> p. <t. 1.1 i"e S.>nth *•!. >::*1 "a South -t. 1 31. *d" Soittii M. :i:>4». "J" ! 'l.OOexeitrtdons. Itetnlle.l tin; tab;, s at licket offices, tali and < hesttiul si-.. k;I rhe<i nut St., l(Kr>«'he>t tin; St., ; • 5,, ; h 1 - . sj Market St.and I stal lons. I I'nlon Tr:tn fere.impany will rail for and check 1 -i.-aau' from hotels and reviden.-es ! PEtiNSYLVANiA RAILROAD, TIME TABLE In Effect Mav* 25, 1902 A A. M~. j Serunton(l>itli):v v ! Pi 4 77 Plttston " *■ 7•' > t < j 2in 4 I*"** A. M. A. M M. I' M Wiikt.-i.arre,.. 11 :..i r. 2u-A »■ Plyin'tli Ferry "17. t f - ■- 112« "7 I Nantlcokc 7 J in.V) sol « 17 Mocaaauua v ,i an; 2'to •IT Wapwal ' ; n.. " - .. II |r. 3 ..! «47 fiff. ••M.-ck— r . Hi, •; 4J T0" A. i A.M. PJI. 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Pullman I'arl. r urd Slecpins ' 'ars run on tlirouifh tr ins between Sur'.ury. Williamspnrt and 1 irle. between Sunbnry t0,,: I'hlla.lelnhia up,l Washinulen an I between liarri't>u.:* Put tmrif and the We.-*. For farther Inform, t n npjdy to Ticket Agents J.lt. Ul TCII/NSON, J. /;. WOOD. Ocu'l Mar, (!. i' l I'liKx'to'r Ay 't 14 K IVAIX \ KAILS >m PI.I »< ;i , I,: j Xew u * | Heraaton „...ar * 17 .. A. *1 , ar .3 j Herantoii |f r, ii pi a> i K „ M .... • , j Iklierer . a jet ... ■ • ! LnrkSBMJM >•!>« io ■* ~ n I I'orv» :i j,, gf 3 u Pttiston _ . : ,11 * - 1 Sti«.|U< liaiilm A . 7 |«I |:I 7 J WmflMne... 7«a wn 22 ; . j?, 1 Wyoming ..... 7 .»> !•» i», ™ "-7 i,j I Forty Fort ' . .... ..1 .j ' Kinifs4«>ri - Itnfri .... a. , r .4* i 1 in is» , 1 »a* 2'w j Kingston .... ;■ 7_• .* ' Plymouth lun<' Plynioiitb : ji 11 iA itfp 7us ! 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